10 suspects arrested for Gift of the Givers robbery
Police in Western Cape have arrested ten suspects for possession of suspected stolen property on Monday.
The ten suspects were arrested after they were caught in possession of stolen property believed to belong to humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers.
The organisation’s offices in Athlone on the Cape Flats were broken into over the weekend.
"A joint operation was conducted by members of Maitland Flying Squad, SAPS K9, National Intervention Unit, Metro Police , Metro K9 and Law Enforcement after information was received that four premises in Hanover Park was storing suspected stolen property, allegedly taken during a house breaking and theft at the warehouse of a non-profitable organisation,” says police spokesperson Frederick Van Wyk.
A laptop, PC, TV and clothing were stolen during the break-in at the organisation’s warehouse.
The suspects were arrested for possession of suspected stolen property and are expected to appear in court soon.
